Oct 8 (4) Pat's words 2021 06 01

wove woven (US weaved)

dress fabric seats upholstered in red fabric cotton fabrics

My grandmother taught me to sew. I made this skirt just by sewing two pieces of material together. He sewed the badge neatly onto his uniform.

UK: sewed (US: sewn or sewed)

She still darns the holes in her socks.

Could you mend this hole in my shirt? UK I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended. UK The plumber came to mend the burst pipe. The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States.

mend mend

I'm hopeless at knitting. She takes her knitting with her everywhere.

Let me show you Pat's embroideries. It was a beautiful piece of embroidery.

Investors each received a windfall of £3,000. UK The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric.

That algebra equation is really difficult. I can't wrap my brain around it"

"What are their chances of winning?" "​Slim to none."

By (a strange) happenstance they were both in Paris at the same time.

I saw him the other day. She called the other night.

As babies, the twins looked so much alike that I just couldn't tell them apart.

We're just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Orlando is a hop, skip, and a jump from Puerto Rico.

The game was cancelled because of a waterlogged pitch. Water the plants regularly but do not allow the soil to become waterlogged.

I had so many ambitions when I first graduated from college, but now I feel like I've gotten into a rut

If your computer is out of whack, it isn't doing what you need it to do. An out of whack kitchen scale will give you the wrong measurements

it's made of steel

• A line from an old drinking song popped into his head. List these assets and liabilities at random as they pop into your mind or as they are suggested to you by others.

unseasonably warm weather The weather was unseasonably cold most of the week. unseasonally heavy snow

The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts.

"if you're in a boring lecture you can tune out"

I like the socializing but I can't be bothered with dressing up and all that malarkey.

Being an actor has a certain amount of kudos attached to it.

You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt - nothing too elaborate. They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding. He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn't quite believe him.

impeccable taste/manners/credentials His English is impeccable.

Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.